[Verse 1]
Nineteen seventy-three, the world began to change
Oil prices climbing high, economies felt strange
The golden years were ending, growth began to slow
Advanced nations struggled with the winds that started to blow
[Chorus]
Seventy-three break, economic regime shake
Slowdown in the mid-seventies, make no mistake
Unemployment rising, policies constraining
Political pressure, credibility waning
Seventy-three break, everything's at stake
[Verse 2]
From the US to Canada, the pattern was the same
Recession hit the hardest, no country could escape the pain
The old rules weren't working, new challenges arose
How much unemployment could society impose?
[Chorus]
Seventy-three break, economic regime shake
Slowdown in the mid-seventies, make no mistake
Unemployment rising, policies constraining
Political pressure, credibility waning
Seventy-three break, everything's at stake
[Bridge]
Three constraints emerged so clear
Unemployment tolerance, the limit drawing near
Political legitimacy, leaders had to face
Credibility questioned, policies displaced
[Verse 3]
Global transformation, the old system cracked
Advanced economies searching for what they lacked
Mid-seventies recession, sharp and cutting deep
The lessons from this breakdown, we must always keep
[Chorus]
Seventy-three break, economic regime shake
Slowdown in the mid-seventies, make no mistake
Unemployment rising, policies constraining
Political pressure, credibility waning
Seventy-three break, everything's at stake
[Outro]
Remember the break of seventy-three
When the world changed economically
The regime shift that shook the ground
New realities had to be found